Hanger



J. W. REYNOLDS HANGER Filed July 17, 1946 INVENTOR John W. Reynolds BY Ga a. ORNEY Patented Feb. 8, 1849 HANGER John W. Reynolds, Albion, Mich. Application July 17, 1946, Serial No. 684,296

10 Claims. (01. 248-62) The present invention relates broadly to hangers, and in its specific phases to a separable swivel hanger.

Eye bolts are exceptionally useful but of Very limited adaptability since if the eyebolt shank is threaded like a lag screw it has to be screwed into place before use, and then whatever is to be supported by same threaded through the eye. If a piece of pipe is to be supported by an eye bolt of this type, the proper adjustment must be made before the pipe is threaded through the eye, since once the pipe is anchored inplace, further adjustments are impossible. On the other hand if the eye bolt is threaded and supplied with a nut, then it must completely pass through a beam or other support so that the nut may be screwed onto the protruding end of the eye bolt to prevent the withdrawal of same when loaded. This type of construction requires complete dismantling when it is desired to remove same. With the latter construction, as well as with the lag screw type of eye bolt, if a pipe or the like has been threaded 7 through the eye and it is desired to remove the eye bolt, then the pipe must be dismantled before the eye bolt can be removed. It was the short comings and difiiculties encountered with the conventional eye bolts which lead to the discovery and development of the present invention.

Accordingly among the objects of the present invention is the provision of a swivel hanger which has a longitudinally divided separable body removably mounted on a bolt or lag screw which may be adjusted during use.

Another object is to provide a separable swivel hanger which has a body with male and female portions, each of which carry interlocking lugs. Another object is to provide a separable swivel hanger having a pair of male and female body members, each of said body members carrying a with interengaging lugs; and a pair of J-shaped hooks forming a closed eye when the swivel hanger is assembled, said J-shaped hooks overlapping each other and being undercut topermit suflicient endwise movement of the male and female body portions relative to each other to permit assembly and disassembly of the hanger through the engagement and disengagement of the interengaging lugs.

A further object is to provide a separable swivel hanger which permitsthe mounting of same on a suitable bolt or lag screw which has been previously mounted in desired position relative to the item to be supported by thehanger following which the separable swivel hanger may be mounted in place and thebolt or lag in required amount.

A further object is to provide a swivel hanger which may be used to support an item such as a pipe line, and which maybe disassembled and removed without dismantling the pipe line.

A still further object is to provide a separable swivel hanger which may be carried like a tool for use and removal as conditions require.

Still further objects and advantages will appear as the description proceeds...

To the accomplishment of the foregoing andrelated ends, the-invention, then, consists of the means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims, the annexed drawing and the following description setting forth in detail certain means forcarrying out the invention, such disclosed means illustrating, however, but one of various ways in which the principle of the invention may be used. a

In the annexed drawing:

Figurel shows a perspective view of a preferred understanding the construction and operation of 7 the assembly. V

Figure% shows a sideelevation taken from the left side of Figure 1 as viewed along line 3-3 looking in the direction of the'arrows'. Referring more particularly to Figure 2 of the drawingjit willbe noted that the swivelhanger has two sub-assemblies, one of which includes male member I, and the other the female member 2, the two beingadapted to interlock as shown.

in Figure 1. The male member l has a longi-, tudinal center opening 3, and the female member has a longitudinal center opening 4 such that when the male and female members i and 2 are pair of side channels I and 8 which are preferably screw adjusted the bottom of channel lzlto the bottomof channel I3 is slightly greater than the distance from the top face of lug 9 or 18 to the top face of the corresponding lug 9 or ii) on the opposite side of the male member I. Adjacent channels [2 and it are a pair of inwardly. projecting lugs l4 and !5. Between each pair of lugs l4 and [dis acentrally located space [6 which is preferably slightly longer than either lug 9 or ID for apiirpo'setohe hereinafter described. The distance between a pair of lugs I 5, or a pairsof lugs I4, is -slightly greater than the distance' between side channels I and 8 i the' male'memberfl'. v

Projecting from. the endof female member Eis a hook member Fl, the-shank llj oiwhich is pre'ferably full size for strength and rigidity. Atthe end of the short shank 'l8,l1 ook meirlber I! is out away'longitu'dinally so as to be semi-circular in section substantially to its free end. At-the shank end of the semi-circular portionls is a concave portion '28 while the free end of semicircularportion [9 has a convex curved area 2i.

In order to facilitate assembly the length of the hook member from the center of; the hook to'the free end 2I is[shorter than the'distance from the centeroi theh'oolijtoitlieconcave portion 2!) by an amount greater than thelength of lugs M or 35. Book member 22:01; the malemember l isiof substantially thesame size and shape as hook member ll onthe female memberi These hoolg members ll fand' 22 when assembled as shown in Figure 1; will lie adjacent, to each other and forma closed eyefportion.

The assembling of the male A member 7 l 1 onthe,

female member 2 is accomplished ini the follow ingj manner;

ReferringftoFigurelZ it will be notedthat'the female member 2 is shown lower th'anlthamale member a tdnie ext defof the length of bigger i h hemaw e em members in this. positionlthey are thedm'oved the male member.

directly toward each bther with opposing lugs M of the female member 2 passing finto and through rb see-s al!ie jihe'malem m r until lugs 1'4 reach the back face 23 of-sidechan:

nels 'l and 8. In this position hook member ll will overlap hook memberiz andji will jbe dis p q dfi w ward.r la ir t et a'jdist ce approximately equalto the length of lug fi, With the male and female members i and Lin this positionjthe male member maybe slid downward until the hook ends of the male anjd'female bodyi members I and 2 are parallel to each other, and hoolg'members l? and 22 are side "byfsidejand forma closed eye. .In this positionlugs 9 andlfl j of male memberg'l willfbeincharihlsl l2 and 13 behind lu-gs l4 andlS oifenialefmember' il thus forming an interlocked assembly! Toldisassemble the hanger, ;it is onl necessaryflto reverse the.

steps .just described I Wheresomething'isto be hung onthe swivel,

hanger, such as a pipe line (noti .shown), 'the 4 justably screwed into a supporting beam 24, as shown in Figure 1, with the head 25 of the lag screw supporting the lower end of the male and female members.

With a separable swivel hanger of this type, one or more of them may be carried in the workers tool box so as to be available for use whenever needed. This assembly moreover is adjustable up and down to a limited extent depending on the length of lag screw Band the threads 26 thereon. If the use of the. swivel hanger is temporary, then same may be disassembled and removed at the end of the job so as to be available the next time it is required.

Other modes of applying the. principle of my invention may be employed instead of the one explained, change being made as regards the at'itsmidpoint and provided .with center grooves J-shape'd hook mem ers; n and 1.22, .arjhooked f around it and then the maleand'fe'male mem-I bers are joined together. aroi'ln'd Ithe llag'fs'crew L6; or w 1 a arsena anteat at;

article and combination herein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of the following claims orthe equivalentgof such stated means be employed Ithereioreparticularly point out and distinct; ly claimas my invention:

l. Ahanger whiclrhas av body portion which is longitudinally divided full. length substantially.

and interlocking. means alongside said grooves, said interlocking means being engageable [upon said body members beingibrought together while lon itudinally ofiset relative to each other/and lockable'by then moving one or said ,body mem-f bers longitudinally to assembled position. '2. Aghanger which .hasa body portionIlongitudinally divided its full 11ength'intotwo .mainmembers jhaving ,interengaging means on their adj acenr. faces which interlock when broughttogether and one moved longitudinallyeto.assembled.

position, and cooperating hook .means on-.eaGl *1 of sai d, main members, said hooks haying spaced apart elongated shanks extending substantially parallel to, each other .from the fmain -members when the latter are assembled;

3; A, hanger which lcomprise's ,a body portion; Whiohiis longitudinally dividedl'i't's full lengthinto maleiandiemale.members, elongated shank hookf means depending from said-male and-female. members and cooperating with each otherlto; form an.elongatedclosed eye when the hanger is assembled,and. means for fastening said male andffemaleimembers together; said {fastening means; being .engageablebymoving said .body memberstogether while ofiset endwise a short distance relative to each other and then moving 7 one .oLsaid .members .endwise to assembled .positiohs V 4QA hanger which comprises a bodylportion .is longitudinallydivided 'its 11'1lllengthinto maleandfemale members elongated shank mos. means-depending irom -saidkmale and female members. and cooperating witheach other to. for m.

anlielong'ated .closedfeye when the .han'geris as sembled'fand interlocking lug and groove Qmans on said .male and female members for releasably locliingsame together, said interlochingZlugand,

groove jmean s being engageable for locking by moving said iniale and female members together, while ofiset endwisela' short distance relative to eacli other,'and then moving ,oneQof \said members endwise. ,tosassembled position. I

5.5alswivelQ'hangeiiadapted to be mounted on g a lag. screw orthe like which-n ayextend froin .a a

suitable". support, which :comp'rises a body mein belj LWlth a longitudinal opening therethrough to elve sf was {of aid g sc e a been? ark e e sle e i linell di ded-1W ength-l1.

into two main members substantially at a plane through the center of said longitudinal opening, and separate long shank hook means projecting from the same end of each of said main members of the body, said hook means projecting toward each other in manner cooperating to form an elongated closed eye with the free end of said hook means lying overlapped in side by side position when the hanger is assembled.

6. A swivel hanger adapted to be mounted on a lag screw or the like which may extend from a suitable support, which comprises a body member with a longitudinal opening therethrough to receive the shank of said lag screw, said body being longitudinally divided full length into two main members substantially at a plane through the center of said longitudinal opening, means for releasably fastening together said main members of the body when same are brought into engagement and one of said members moved endwise to assembled position, and separate long shank hook means with inturned hooks projecting from the same end of each of said main members of the body, the shanks of said hook means being substantially parallel and cooperating with the inturned hook end of each other to form an elongated closed eye with the free end of said hooks lying overlapped in side by side position when the hanger is assembled.

7. A swivel hanger adapted to be mounted on a lag screw or the like which may extend from a suitable support, which comprises a body member with a longitudinal opening therethrough to receive the shank of said lag screw, said body being longitudinally divided full length into two main members of approximately the same length, said division being substantially at a plane through the center of said longitudinal opening, interlocking lug and groove means on both of said main members of the body for releasably fastening them together when brought into engagement and one main membermoved endwise into assembled position, and separate long shank hook means with inturned hooks projecting from the same end of each of said main members of the body, the shanks of said hook means being substantially parallel and cooperating with the inturned hook end of each other to form an elongated closed eye with the free end of said hooks lying in overlapped side by side position when the hanger is assembled.

8. A swivel hanger adapted to be mounted on a lag screw or the like which may extend from a suitable support, which comprises a body member with a longitudinal opening therethrough to receive the shank of said lag screw, said body memher being longitudinally divided substantially at a plane through the center of said longitudinal opening into male and female portions of substantially the same length, interlocking lug and groove means on both of said male and female members for releasably joining them together, said lugs extending longitudinally of said body members and being engageable by direct move ment of said male and female portions toward each other while longitudinally offset a short distance relative to each other, followed by longitudinal movement of one of the members to assembled position, and separate J-shaped hook means extending from the same end of each of said male and female members, said hook means having its hook ends lying side by side and cooperating with each other to form an elongated closed eye when the hanger is assembled. V

9. A hanger which has a body portion which is longitudinally divided full length substantially at its midpoint to form male and female members and provided with a matchin longitudinal center groove in each member, said male member having a pair of spaced apart outwardly projecting lugs on each side, and said female member having a pair of spaced apart inwardly projecting lugs on each side, said lugs on the male and female members being of a size and location per-- mitting meshing upon moving same together and then looking by moving one of said members endwise to assembled position.

10. A hanger which has a body portion which is longitudinally divided full length substantially at its midpoint to form male and female members and provided with a matching longitudinal center groove in each member, an elongated shank substantially J-shaped hook member depending from each of said male and female members, said hook members being flattened on adjacent sides so as to cooperate with each other, said flattening extending up said shank a substantial distance above the point of the adjacent hook to facilitate assembly, said maleflmember having a pair of spaced ap art outwardly projecting lugs on each side, and said female member having a pair of spaced apart inwardly projecting lugs on each side, said lugs on the male and female members being of a size and location permittin meshing upon moving same together and then locking by moving one of said members endwise to assembled position with said hooks in parallel overlapping position.

JOHN W. REYNOLDS.

REFERENCES CITED Thefollowing references are file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS of record the elongated 

